Single and multiple pressure dyeing machine



July 20, 19,37. `E. A. s'rlENEN 2,087,308

SINGLE AND MULTIPLE PRESSURE DYEING MACHINE INVENTOR.

ATTORNEY.

July 20, 1937.

` SINGLE E. A. STIENEN Filed May 18, 1955 AND MULTIPLE PRESSURE DYEING MACHINE -2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR.

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ATTORNEY.

Patented July 20, 1937 il; 3 Y

nr orrioEl SINGLE ANDy MULTIPLE PRESSURE DYEING MACHINE Ernest A. Stienen, New York, N. Y.

Application May 18, 1935, Serial No. 22,152

2 Claims.

This invention relates to a single and multiple pressure dyeing machine for dyeing textiles and the like.

One o-f the objects of the invention is the production of a plurality of dyeing machines, Wherewith textiles and the like can be easily dyed the same color, as if dyed in one machine.

A second object of the inventionis' the production of a plurality of 'dyeing machines, in each of which a textile can be dyed a different color if `desired at the same time. I

A third object of the invention is the production ofmeans WhereWith one, two or all of a plurality of dye tanks can be heated at the same time by indirect heating chambers and can have anycondensed steam automatically discharged from said chambers.

A fourth object of the invention relates toI the apparatus by Which one, two or all of a plurality 26 of dye tanks can have introduced in the dye liquor used, live steam for quick heating,

A fth object of the invention relates to the apparatus, by which separated groups of textiles can be'impregnated with dye liquor from the 2'5' same source, to dye said textiles` the same color, as if said textiles Were all treated in one group.

In the accompanying drawings Fig. 1 represents a top plan View of three dye tanks With their overflow, feed and expansion tanks and `their 30 appurtenances; Fig. 2 shows an enlarged section of Fig. 1 on the line 2 2; Fig; 3 indicates a top i plan view of Fig. 2 partly broken away with a section as on the line 3 3 of Fig. 2; Fig. 4 represents a section of Fig. 3 as on the line 4--4 of the valve casing of the controlling valve; Fig. 5 indi- Cates an enlarged fragmentary section of one of the spindle carriers With its spindle and appurtenances, and Fig. 6 sho-ws an enlargedrfragmentary portion of Fig. 3 in section with a modifica- 40 tion. t In this exemplication three similar dye tanks are indicated in their entireties by the numerals l 20, 80 and |80, and their coacting similar ovelf flow, feed and expansion tanks are respectively indicated in their entireties by the numerals 2|,

8| and IDI. Each' of the tanks 2|8l and IQI A comprises the cylindrical shell |02 and the bottom Wall |83 with the outletopening |04. Theaxial centers of the dye tanks 20, 8|) and |06 are in one 50 line and the axial centers of the overflow, feed and expansion tanks are also in one line parallel toy the rst line. A t

ach dye` tankrcomprises the cylindrical shell 22 with its port 23 and the bottom Wall 24A having the disclike projection 25 with an outlet port 26 having the valve seat 21. To the top end of each shell 22 is secured the annular shaped angle iron 28. A port 29 is indicated in the bottom Wall 24 and an annular shaped angle iron 30 is fastened thereto. An indirect heating chamber is 5 shown With the cylindrical shell 36 having the stop 36a. and the head 31. The chamber 35 extends up from the bottom wall 24. A trap is shown Within and at the lower end of the chamber 35. The said trap comprises the arm 38 piv- 10 oted to the shell 36 and which has extending therefrom the ball float 39. In the arm 38 is a longitudinal enlarged opening 45, in which is pivoted the upper end of the valve stem'4l, that has fastened thereto the valve 42 having the guide l5 ribs 43. Each of the Valves. 42 coacts With its adjacent valve seat 2l. A discharge pipe 44 extends from each bottom Wall 24 and is coaxial With its Valve seat 2'1. Piping 44a connects the pipes 44. The stop 36a. prevents the valve 42 20 rising too high.

A line of piping for steam, for indirect heating, is indicated at 45 with its valve 45. Horizontal branch pipes 41, 48 and 49 extend from the piping 45 and have respectively connected thereto 25 the valves 5|, 52 and 53. From each of the pipes 4l', 48 and 49 extends a vertical pipe 56. Each of the pipes 56 leads to its ccacting chamber 35.

An annular angle iron 6|] extends from the outer face of each shell 36 and supports the an- 30 nular shaped steam pipe 6| for the direct heating of the dye liquor used in the tanks 20, 8|] and |80. A plurality` of discharge openings 62 eX- tend through the Wall of each pipe 6|.

A lineof steam piping 65 for the direct heat- 35 ing of the dye liquor is indicated With its valve 36. Horizontal branch pipes 61, 68 and 69 extend from the piping 65 and have respectively connected`thereto the valves 1|, '|2 and '|3. From each of the pipes 67, 68 and 69 extends a vertical pipe 40 'l5 that is connected to its coacting annular steam pipe 6|.

Steam is supplied by the piping 45 When its valve 46 is open, and when the Valves 5|, 52 and 53 are all open, the steam simultaneously enters all 45 of the indirect heating chambers 35. The steam can enter any one or tvvoI of said chambers 35 by opening the valve or valves in their' respective cross pipe and closing the valve or valves. of the other cross pipes or pipe. It will also be noted that the steam piping when its valve 66 and the valves 1|, 'l2 and i3 are all open simultaneously furnishes steam for all of the annularv steam pipes 6| for direct heating. The steam can entertany one or two' of said annular steam pipes 6| by open- 55 ing the valve or valves in their respective cross pipes and closing the valve or valves in the other cross pipes or pipe. When the steam in the chambers 35 condenses, it is automatically discharged therefrom through the pipes 44 and the piping 45a., when said condensed steam rises to a predetermined level, by the lifting of the valves i2 with their ball oats 39.

Each of the dye tanks 20, 80 and |00 has deitachably connected thereto a spindle carrier des-/ ignated in its entirety by the numeral |05. Each spindle carrier comp-rises the cylindrical shell |05, which at its bottom end has connected thereto the annular U shaped gasket |01, which bears on the bottom wall 21| and is maintained in operative position by the angle iron 30. Each shell |05 has integral therewith the head |08. Between the head |08 and the angle iron 28 is indicated the annular gasket |09. A pair of eye bolts l0 extend from the head |08 to lift and position each spindle carrier |05 out of and into its dye tank. From the shell |96 of each spindle carrier extend a plurality of rows of perforated spindles H5, which lead through the shell |05 and are each closed by a cap i6 at their outer ends. The spindles ||5 of one row preferably stagger with the spindles of the next adjacent row. Each of the spindles |5 supports a material carrier comprising a perforated core H8, around which is wound a textile |20.

From the head |08 of the dye tank 20 extends the flexible overow pipe 12| having the valve |22, and which may lead to its coacting overflow, feed and expansion tank 2|, or to the overflow, feed and. expansion` tank 8|. From the head |08 of the dye tank 80 extends the flexible overflow pipe |25 having the valve |25, and which leads: to its coacting overflow, feed and expansion tank 8|. From the head |98 of the dyetank |00 extends the flexible overflow pipe |28 having the valve |29 and which may lead to its coacting overow, feed and expansion tank |0| or to the overflow, feed and expansion tank 8|.

The overflow feed and expansion tanks 2| and 8| at' their lower portions are connected by the pipe |35 having the valve |38. The overflow feed and expansion tanks 8| and |0| are connected at their lower portions by the pipe |38 having the valve |39.

For each of the dye tanks 20, 80 and |90 is provided a circulating pump |58. Each of said pumps is indicated with its driving spindle |51 having the pulley |52. Each of said spindles is preferably journaled in a. journal bracket |53. Each of said pumps has extending therefrom the outlet conduit |55 with the flange |59, and the curved inlet conduit |51 having the flange |58.

vThe said flanges |56 and |58 are positioned one over the other with their axes in the same vertical plane.

In the conduit |51 is indicated the T |59 and a conduit |59 connects the T |59 with the opening |04 of its coacting overflow, feed and expansion tank.

From the shell 22 o-f each dye tank and coaxial with its port 23 extends the conduit I5! having the ange |52. From the bottom wall 24 of each dye tankextends the conduit having the members |93 and |54. Each latter member is shown with the flange |65. The member |03 extends from the port 29 of the bottom wall 24. The conduits |5| and |54 have their longitudinal axes in the same vertical plane and are in the same vertical with the longitudinal axes o-f the conduits |55 and |51.

Between the anges of the conduits |55, |51, |5| and the member |84, is positioned for each dye tank a controlling valve designated in its entirety by the numeral |10. Each controlling valve |10 comprises the tapered valve casing, having the wall or shell |1|, with its wall |12 at one end and the cover |13 at its other end with the usual stuning box |10.

The shell |1| has extending therefrom the port |16 with the flange |11, the port |18 with the ange |19, the port |80 with the flange |8|, and the port |82 with the flange |83. A supplemental port |85 has the flange |85 and a supplemental port |81 has the flange |88. The longitudinal axes of all the ports of the valve casing are in the same vertical plane. Also all the axes of the flanges of the posts of the valve casing are in the same vertical plane with the axes of the flanges of the conduits |55, |51, |8| and the member |84.

A ro-tatable plug valve |99 is positioned in the valve Vcasing having the shell |1| and has extending therethrough the curved port |92 having the ends |93 and |94.

Wings |95 and |91 extend from the outer face of the wall of the port |92 to the shell |1|. The longitudinal axis of the port |92 is in the same vertical plane with all the ports of the shell |1|. The plug valve |90 is shown with the wall 200 from which extends the threaded shank 20|. The latter extends through an opening in the wall |12 and is shown with the nut 203. The other wall 205 of the valve |90 has extending therefrom the stem 201 which extends through the stufling boxY |14 and has connected thereto the operating handle 208.

To operate the dyeing machines simultaneously, the operator preferably introduces the dye liquor into the central overflow, feed, and expansion tank 8|, and from the latter the dye liquor flows to the overflow, feed and expansion tanks 2| and |0|, when the valves |35 and |89 in the pipes |35 and |38 are open. The threecirculating pumps |59 are started by means not shown coacting with the pulleys |52 and each of the dye tanks 28, 80 and |90 have simultaneously pumped therein when the valve |90 is positioned as indicated in Fig. 2. The dye liquor 2|0 under pressure flows in the direction of the arrow A around the Wall of the po-rt |92 from the conduit |55 to the conduit ISI. The dye liquor 2|0 rises in each dye tank and flows through each winding of textile |20 and then flows into each perforated spindle l |5 and from the latter enters the spindle carrier |95.

Upon its return the dye liquor flows through the port 29 in the direction of the arrow B through the member |52, the port |92 of the plug valve and into the conduit |51 and then into the circulating pump |50.

Y If it is desired to reverse the flow of the dye liquor through the windings of the textiles |20 the plug valve |90 is Vpositioned as indicated in Fig. 4. The dye liquor will then flow from the conduit |55 around the wall of the port |92 and flow through the member |55 opposite to the direction of the arrow B and enter the spindle carrier |05 through the port 29. The liquor will v rise and enter the spindles |5 and ow through the windings of the textiles |20. The liquor will then enter the conduits |5|, flow around the wall of the port |92 and enter the conduit |51 to be returned to the circulating pump |50.

Any overflow of dye liquor from the dye tanks 20, 80 and |00 flows to the central overflow, feed and expansion tank 8| through the pipes |2I, |25

and |28, when the latter are positioned as indicated in Fig. 1, and when the valves in the latter pipes are open. After a short interval of time it is preferable to close thevalves |22 and |29 and swing the pipe |2| to lead to the overflow, feed and expansion tank 2| and then open the Valve |22, when the dye liquor from the tank 22 will flow into theV tank 2|. Also the valve |29 may be closed and the pipe |28 swung to lead the overflow of dye liquor to the overow, feed and expansion tank The Valve |29 is then opened and the dye liquor from the tank |00 will flow into the tank |0|. The flow of the dye liquor between the tanks 2|,18I and IBI is controlled by the valves |35 and |39.

When it is desired to only use the vdye tank 20 with its overflow, feed and expansion tank 2|, only its circulating pump |50 is operated. The pipe 2| is swung to lead to the tank 2| the valve |22 is opened and the valve |35 is closed.

When the dye tank 80 is only to be used, its cir- Culating pump |50 is only operated with the valves |36 and |39 closed, and the overflow liquor will flow from the tank 80 into the tank 8|, when the valve |26 of the pipe |25 is open. When only the dye tank |00 is to be used, only its circulating pump |50 is operated and the pipe |28 is swung to lead to the overflow, feed and expansion tank |0|, the valve |39 is closed, and the valve |29 is opened.

It will be noted that the overflow dye liquor in each of the overflow, feed and expansion tanks 2|, 8| and |0| returns to its circulating pump |50 through the conduits |60 and |57.

Referring to Figsl and 2 attention is called to the fact that the distance between the axial centers of the dye tank 80 and its coac-ting overow, feed and expansion tank 8|, is less than the distance between the axial centers of the tanks 20 and 8|, and less than the distance between the axial centers of the tanksy |50 and 8|. Therefore, the overflow pipe |25 when leadingr to the tank 8| takes the position indicated in Fig. 2.

Referring to Fig. 6 each of the overflow pipes of the dye tanks may have a clamping hook 225 connected thereto. Each clamping hook 225, comprises. the sleeve 226, which tightly encircles its overflow pipe and has extending therefrom the clamping fingers 222, which detachably engage the shell of its ooacting overflow, feed and expansion tank, to maintain the overflow pipe in operative position. To the port |87 of' each valve |10 a Vacuum pipe may be connected to draw dye liquor from its coacting dye tank and the ports |87 are used for ydraining the dye tanks.

The ports |85 and |81 may be dispensed with.

Attention is called to the fact that the pressure in the dye tanks 20, 80 and |00 when in operation is always sufiicient to produce an overilow of the 4dye liquor in their coasting overilow, feed and expansion tanks.

Various modifications may be made in the invention and the present exempliiication is to be taken as illustrative and not limitative thereof.

Having described my invention, I claim:

1. In a single and multiple dyeing machine, the combination of a plurality of dye tanks, an indirect heating chamber in each dye tank, means to lead steam into each of the chambers independently of each other or into two or a plurality of said heating chambers simultaneously, means to automatically discharge condensed steam from said indirect heating chambers, an overflow, feed and expansion tank for eachl dye tank, piping connecting the latter tanks, valves in said piping, an overilow pipe normally leading from each dye tank to its overflow, feed and expansion tank, each overflow pipe arranged to lead to one of the other overflow, feed and expansion tanks, a circulating pump for each dye tank to circulate a dye liquor through the same to impregnate and flow through objects in the dye tanks, means to reverse the direction of the ilow of the dye liquor through the dye tanks, and means to directly heat the dye liquor in each dye tank with steam.

2. In a single and multiple dyeing machine, the combination of a plurality of dye tanks, a detachable spindle carrier extending into each dye tank, perforated spindles for textiles extending from each carrier and leading into the same, a conduit for a dye liquor leading into each tank, a conduit extending from each tank leading from the interior of the spindle carrier, a circulating pump for each dye tank to circulate dye liquor through said conduits, a valve interposed between each pump and its dye tank to reverse the direction of the ow `of the dye liquor in the dye tanks, an indirect heating chamber in each spinolle carrier, means to lead steam to each heating chamber, a discharge pipe for each heating chamber, a trap coacting with each discharge pipe to automatically discharge condensed steam from each chamber, means to directly feed steam to the dye liquor'in each tank an overilow, feed and expansio-n tank for each dye tank, an overflow pipe connecting each dye tank with its overflow, feed and expansion tank, means to lead the dye liquor from said latter tanks to the circulating pumps, and piping connecting the lower portion of the overiiow, feed and expansion tanks to maintain the character of the dye liquor the same in all the dye tanks.

ERNEST A. STIENEN. 

